The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-05-19

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s,or shst v.. a merchant A. The
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I.s..,, rn.;, rorhen. nina o,cloct died
o,. .nd ali ,he home hecam;, :. .,lent
~ ~. ,rsve st,li he 81 ana ins,sted
.h.t vs. = voun, merch.rt m nv v,.v
a. Csrc,rrot, A Inv ooode ana invited
NJ. A. male him . confdert :. he ala
All the.e vouno men had done before.
n. sv,dsrt,v heI;avea Tho saadla.h.o. A.
h. ai,sa Nth siIver. slthou.h the fact
Ala not at that time davs unon NV
,,,,d o.sured him that 7 v.e . moor
how on INV vav 70 NV home In Ohio.
hrt h. ala not be,iave me and orav
roo,o ;mpudent in the as,ert;on that
gos a merchant. He snddenlv a.hed
me 10 were MT afraid 70 travel In the
eyva.t - as he called Il. saving. athev
.hsvo with a blue razor ont haren T
triad N teen cool. and ansvered that
was not afraid to travel anywhere.
mvvhv y .o;d he. "vouno man do vop on
.rmed ~ Then 7 told him a del;berste
liz. had nothing but a small chean
nocket.knife: but I answered firmlv 81
do" OF what do vour arms consist WA
his next question. "Of a. GOOD a brace
Of pistols a. ever were fred and knife. !"
I replied. I have never felt any guilt
for telling that lie. ann satisfied that Il
saved nv life, and l believe under such
circumstances one ia justified in telling
an untruth. The assertion did not seem
to friehten him much. and az he lean ed
back against the counter he took from
his pocket a dirk with a blade that
seemed to me a foot long, although 1
suppose It was not over six or eight
inches in length. The counter ran back
from near the Fireplace. and was sit
ting in front of the fire. consequently as
he leaned hack against the counter. his
feet reached the bottom of INV chair.
He was sticking the knife in the counter
bv giving his arm a vigorous swing from
in front of him until II reached the
counter behind him. As he sat thus.
suddenly in the midst Of the conversa.
tion. he caught his foot ON the bottom
Of the chair and attempted 70 throw me.
His foot did not oct GOOD hold ON the
chair. and only turned the chair a little
and slipped off. Curious to relate sat
still: and a. he nroceeded with the con.
versation. I ouietlv fixed mvself in such
a nosit;on az IN oct unon NV feet ~ he
attempted to throw me. A second time
like a flash he cauoht the bottom of NV
chair, and as I sprane to NV feet. the
chair flew back across the room to the
opposite wall. I stepped Quickly back.
thrust nv hand into the pocket where
pistols were generally carried. and did
the most foolish act Of NV life. 7 told
him that I did not consider him eithe,
a desirable companion or a safe charac.
ter. and that I wished a separate room.
After hesitatine a moment. he picked
up a candle and told me to follow. AT
the foot of the first stairway he told me
to 90 ahead. I refused. feeling perfectly
sure that should get his knife in nv
back If went before. He went before
until he reached the first landing. when
he AGAIN asked me to take the lead. ]
still refused. We proceeded to room
door at the third story landing, and
after opening the door, he told me te
walk in. requested him to 20 before
which he did. "Take the center of thu
room SIR" said 1, in as stern voice as ]
could muster. He walked to the cente,
of the room. and I. still with NV hant
| in that empty pocket. as if praspine .
pistol. walked around him. next th.
wall, keeping my face toward him, until
I reached the bed. I then told him te
20 out. He set the candle down ant
went out and down the stairs. After h.
had gone, proceeded to make an ex
| animation of nv room. It was ON the
river front. There was only one window
II was hieh up from the floor and looked
ont mon the river. The had and on.
chair and nerbana . ANAL stand var,
the onIv articles of furniture Their,
v.. M Garnet on the f,oor and tho rom
nr..arted . ,sroa and cheerlsss arns.r
snca ne.t came IN The door I'm
.oina INV FEELING, ~ Won can vhan
found the lock wa. on the outsida an,